184 LIST OF HYBRIDS. 



syn. superbum. Murray, for Cookson, Oakwood. 

 In litt., March, '93. Crossed July 11, '84, sown 

 April 30, '85. 

 Also raised by Page, Bougival. Sown 1889. JSNH., 



1894. 



Zahni ? M. L. 



Zampa Desbois (Leeanum superbum x $ X hirsutissi- 

 mum). Vuylsteke, Ghent. G. Ch., Feb. 4, '93. 

 syn.Eurydice. Vuylsteke, Ghent. Fide O.K., Feb. '94. 

 syn. Weather sianum. L. Lind. fg. Ldn., t. 397. 



Jrl. Orch., '92, p. 383. 



Zeus (callosum ? X ciliolare). Chapman, for Measures, 

 Streatham. RHS., Nov. 27, '94. 



P. 8. August 30, 1895. 



Cpd. Boxalli Kchb. f. 



In the foregoing classification of Cypripedia hybrids 

 this ladyslipper has been regarded by me as a variety of 

 Cpd. villosum only. My views on this subject are set 

 forth on page 66, and looking over my notes, drawings 

 and water-colors, and taking in consideration so weighty 

 a dictum as Veitch's Manual, I refuse, in the face of the 

 Orchid Review's firm stand, to change my position. But 

 have not all of us, near and far, experienced that the 

 Orchid Review proves about as unbiased as it is possible 

 to become? And do not all of us look to " R. A. R." as 

 the supreme voice which renders the decision in any 

 case of dispute? Can it be wondered at, therefore, if 

 I feel forced to give the key and list of synonyms for 

 the hybrids of Cpd. Boxalli, and to note in which respect 

 the key to those of Cpd. villosum will be effected? I do 

 this as a tribute of recognition to a journal whose every 



